Castle of San Francisco
Castle of San Francisco is a castle in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. Castle of San Francisco is situated nearby to the protected area Muralla de Las Palmas, as well as near Castillo de Mata.Photo: Raffaesalva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Muralla de Las Palmas and Castillo de Mata.
Muralla de Las Palmas
Protected area
Photo: Beta15, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Muralla de Las Palmas is a protected area, which is situated 390 metres northeast of Castle of San Francisco.
Castillo de Mata
Photo: Beta15, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castillo de Mata is situated 480 metres northeast of Castle of San Francisco.
Las Palmas Cathedral
Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of Santa Ana is a Roman Catholic church located in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. The cathedral is the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Canarias. Las Palmas Cathedral is situated 1 km east of Castle of San Francisco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Triana and Vegueta.
Castle of San Francisco
- Type: Castle
- Description: cultural property in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- Categories: monument, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.10371° or 28° 6′ 13″ northLongitude
-15.4248° or 15° 25′ 29″ westElevation
104 metres (341 feet)Inception
1625Open location code
7CW64H3G+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 251520472OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Castle of San Francisco” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ռեյ ամրոց (Պոլյենսա)”
- Armenian: “Ռեյ ամրոց”
- Cebuano: “Castillo de San Francisco”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de São Francisco”
- Portuguese: “Castillo de San Francisco (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)”
- Spanish: “Castillo de San Francisco del Risco”
- Spanish: “Castillo de San Francisco”
- Spanish: “Castillo del Rey”
- Spanish: “San Francisco del Risco”
- Swedish: “Castillo de San Francisco”
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